is python Object oriented??

[Laszlo Nagy]

M Kumar wrote:
> Object oriented languages doesn't allow execution of  the code without 
> class objects, what is actually happening when we execute  some piece 
> of code, is it bound to any class?
> Those who have time and consideration can help me
There are many kinds of definitions for "object oriented" languages. I 
have learned some things in the University, and one of them was making 
distinction between "pure object oriented" languages, and "mixed" languages.

Pure object oriented languages does not have programming tools that are 
non-objects. A good example was SmallTalk, if I remember correctly.

Python is not a pure object oriented language, because it has other 
programming tools, for example functions.

However, your question seems to be pedantry. As others would say, "you 
can do programming in FORTRAN in any language". In other words, it is 
possible to use Python in a non object-oriented way, but the "good" way 
of using it is defining classes and making objects... So Python *is* 
object oriented, if you use it the right way. There might be a 
definition of "object oriented language" that does not apply to Python, 
and theoretically, you could say that according to that definition, 
Python is not object oriented. But practically, it is!

Best,

   Laszlo